Sound Off! for Sunday, Sept. 22, 2013

To Eric Baerren, if the Republican party – the House – is willing to fund everything they ask for except Obamacare then how can they be blamed for taking the country hostage? Doesn’t it seem logical that the Democrats are the ones?

Shepherd

Thank God for our Second Amendment so we can legally shoot each other in car wash parking lots. I love this country.

Weidman

I’ll tell you, if you never had much dealings with the court system, I had a little deal with them with a renter. Boy, those people, having to deal with that crap day in and day out. They got a hard job. I do have a different outlook on it. I always thought they didn’t care one way or another. I’ll tell you what, very tough job. After a while that has got to get so old.

Mt. Pleasant

As usual, Eric Baerren is stating his lies. The media remains in the liberal camp. The left consistently makes insane, unrealistic demands and the Republicans speak for the majority of people where over 60 percent disagree with Obamacare. I pity him for dismissing the cover up tragedy of Benghazi also. Republicans don’t shut down the government, the President and the Senate do, just like they shut the doors to our house for visitors.

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Mt. Pleasant

Many thanks to Jim Lahde for the story about the Mt. Pleasant girls golf team but, as the coach the coach of the golf team, I forgot a couple of important things that I didn’t mention to Jim in the interview. One, the girls are better people than they are golfers. Two, they are smarter than they are golfers. They have a team GPA of 3.85 last year. We’ve been academic all state the last two years. So you can say, I am a very proud coach.

Fred Stabley

Mt. Pleasant

Tax breaks for big oil. Tax breaks for the richest Americans out there. So we have to cut the very poorest of the poor. These Christians claim to do this for the poor’s good. Just remember, hungry people are dangerous people. Historical fact.

Mt. Pleasant

What is the point of having a debt limit if you aren’t going to use it to actually limit your debts.

Sears

Montabella, thank you for the beautiful homecoming picture. With all the ugly in the world, it is truly refreshing.

Mt. Pleasant

Sound Off is supposed to be for the readers to come up with their own viewpoints and opinions. I don’t see anywhere where the editor has the right to put in his comments and criticize. It isn’t for the editor; it is there for the people. Usually, the editor will only agree with the liberals and disagree with the conservatives.

St. Louis

To the Mt. Pleasant caller who whines about people who come to the soup kitchens and food pantries in driving nice vehicles, smoking cigarettes and drinking Coca-Cola. A couple thoughts and reasons… one, soup kitchens and food pantries are charity projects, not tax-supported programs so it is no money out of your pocket. Two, I can buy a Cokes for 50 cents. Where can these people buy a drink for cheaper than that. Finally, tobacco is an unfortunate addiction, just like chronic whining.

St. Louis

Health care for everyone is a good thing. We can give Pakistan a billion dollars. I think we should be able to give health care to our people.

Mt. Pleasant

I read that enrollment in colleges in Michigan is on the decline and heading downward. I want to thank the Republican party for doing that. As a wealthy man, I am tired of the lower-class students being able to compete with my kids. I appreciate the lower taxes and the increased cost for education. I also suggest you continue to fund the prison system for those lower-class kids trying to steal from me to feed their kids. Thank you again and remember, the upper one percent.

Mt. Pleasant

Of course there is voter fraud. I know people who vote in Florida and vote in Michigan through absentee ballot because they have summer homes up here. After all, why wouldn’t you?

Mt. Pleasant

I want to thank the Soaring Eagle for the nice concerts. I am older and I sit on my front porch and enjoyed them all summer. I also like to hear the racecars on Friday nights. It reminds me of families enjoying a sport as my family did years ago. I hope they continue. A little noise once a week don’t hurt anybody. God bless!

Mt. Pleasant

I don’t understand how someone who did a lot of damage to Ric’s can only be charged with 90-day misdemeanors. The damage wasn’t just to the bag of Cheetos, but to the store, the replacement of the food and fixtures and the closing of the store. It was a very busy day for grocery stores in Mt. Pleasant. Somebody must have a friend in the prosecutor’s office.

Mt. Pleasant

It is a pity that we went from “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down these walls” to “Mr. Putin, do whatever you think is right.”